Is acute myocardial infarction the actual heart attack or a sickness/ disease?

can someone "have" AMI as a disease but no heart attack?
i just want to know if AMI is the sudden heart attack or can u walk around and say " i have AMI" like how ppl can say "i have diabetes"?

an acute myocardial infarction is a heart attack that happens suddenly. You can say I had an acute myocardial infarction, but no it does not go on forever like a disease process.

A myocardial infarction means a portion of the heart muscle has died from lack of oxygenation to the tissue. This damaged part does not ever return to normal. A small infarct can eventually get larger if the underlying problem is not corrected and a person will often have continues ischemia........meaning more of the heart muscle will be damaged or will be painful due to lack of oxygenation. But the word acute means immediate. It does not indicate a chronic and ongoing attack. If a person were to walk around having continual acute myocardial infarction they would not live very long, and they would be in severe pain etc. etc.

AMI is a heart attack. It is not a chronic condition, like diabetes, it is an acute blockage of a heart artery.

No the AMI is the actual heart attack. A heart attack by defintion is an MI, I.e decreased blood flow to cardiac muscle, you won't be walking around in that state for too long! You can however walk around in heart failure, which is when the heart is finding it more difficult to cope with its load. An AMI and heart failure are two completely different things!

AMI is the same as "heart attack".
specifically, it means acute myocardial infarction -death of the heart muscle.

No, AMI is the medical term for a heart attack, and the symptoms of a heart attack.

AMI is an event, which if not treated in time, may be fatal. Yes, it is the heart attack. There could be risk factors leading to it like high levels of cholesterol, hypertension, high levels of Homocysteine, increased fibrinogen levels etc.

Post heart attack, there will be scar tissue and the patient is at greater risk to develop Congestive Heart Failure and other complications.

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI or MI), commonly known as a heart attack, is a disease state that occurs when the blood supply to a part of the heart is interrupted. The resulting ischemia or oxygen shortage causes damage and potential death of heart tissue. It is a medical emergency, and the leading cause of death for both men and women all over the world

An AMI or MI is what is commonly referred to as a heart attack which occurs when an emboli blocks blood flow in one or more coronary arteries, it always cause damage to heart muscle and often results in death.

Acute means "right now. Serious situation"
Myocardial infarction is another term for "heart attack"
So, no, you would look kinda stupid if you walked around saying " I have AMI." LOL!!!!